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Devil's Backbone
Fallout 76 Location

Devil's Backbone is a location on the Appalachia map in Fallout 76. Found there: 10 creatures and factions, 17 scrap components, 32 junk items, 13 kinds of flora and ore vein and 10 kinds of container. 69 daily and weekly challenges can be worked on there. The closest locations are The Freak Show, Huntersville and Nuked Crater.

Creatures & Factions at Devil's Backbone

Floaters
1 fixed nearby
Super Mutants
3 × 40% chance nearby
Mole Rats
3 × 20% chance nearby
Vicious Dogs
3 × 20% chance nearby
Beavers
3 × 17% chance nearby
Fireflies
3 × 17% chance nearby
Foxes
3 × 17% chance nearby
Rabbits
3 × 17% chance nearby
Radfrogs
3 × 17% chance nearby
Squirrels
3 × 17% chance nearby

Loot & Encounter Spawns at Devil's Backbone

Alcohol
7 fixed nearby
Strange Encounter POI
1 fixed
2 fixed nearby
Plans and Recipes
2 fixed nearby

Components at Devil's Backbone

Counts are scrap units from the junk found here.
Steel
22 fixed nearby
Glass
3 fixed
14 fixed + 6 × 29% chance nearby
Cloth
17 fixed nearby
Plastic
17 fixed nearby
Wood
17 fixed nearby
Leather
16 fixed nearby
Ballistic Fiber
5 fixed nearby
Bone
5 fixed nearby
Oil
5 fixed nearby
Adhesive
4 fixed nearby
Fiberglass
3 fixed nearby
Acid
2 fixed nearby
Show all 17

Junk at Devil's Backbone

Beer Bottle
8 fixed + 5 × 25% chance nearby
Toilet Paper
6 fixed nearby
Bowling Pin
3 fixed nearby
Gas Canister
3 fixed nearby
Brown Bottle
2 fixed
Fox Hide
2 fixed nearby
Broken Fishing Rod
1 fixed nearby
Burnt Fashion Magazine
1 fixed nearby
Burnt Lifestyle Magazine
1 fixed nearby
Burnt Trade Magazine
1 fixed nearby
Cigar Box
1 fixed nearby
Dog Tags
1 fixed nearby
Show all 32

Flora, Veins & Deposits at Devil's Backbone

Blackberry
6 fixed
107 fixed nearby
Firecracker Berry
38 fixed nearby
Logs
36 fixed nearby
Log
1 fixed
25 fixed nearby
Aster
6 fixed
9 fixed nearby
Wild Carrot Flower
3 fixed
9 fixed nearby
Iron Vein
2 fixed
6 fixed nearby
Glowing Resin
1 fixed
6 fixed nearby
Copper Vein
5 fixed nearby
Lead Vein
2 fixed
3 fixed nearby
Aluminum Vein
4 fixed nearby
Silver Vein
4 fixed nearby
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Consumables at Devil's Backbone

Canned Dog Food
2 × 25% chance nearby
Cram
1 × 25% chance nearby
Dandy Boy Apples
1 × 25% chance nearby
InstaMash
1 × 25% chance nearby
Noodle Cup
1 × 25% chance nearby
Potato Crisps
1 × 25% chance nearby
Rad-X: Diluted
1 × 25% chance nearby
RadAway: Diluted
1 × 25% chance nearby
Whiskey
1 × 25% chance nearby
Boiled Water
1 × 22% chance
Rad-X
1 × 21% chance nearby
RadAway
1 × 21% chance nearby
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Ammo at Devil's Backbone

.308 Round
1 × 50% chance
.45 Round
1 × 50% chance nearby

Weapons at Devil's Backbone

Bowie Knife
3 fixed nearby
Short Hunting Rifle
1 fixed
1 fixed + 1 × 50% chance nearby
Binoculars
1 fixed nearby
Combat Shotgun
1 fixed nearby
Short Combat Rifle
1 fixed nearby
Short Assault Rifle
1 × 50% chance nearby
Short Double-Barrel Shotgun
1 × 50% chance nearby
Short Pump Action Shotgun
1 × 50% chance nearby

Armor & Apparel at Devil's Backbone

Army Helmet
3 fixed nearby
Campaign Hat
1 fixed nearby
Clown Hat
1 fixed nearby

Other Items at Devil's Backbone

Pint-Sized Slasher Mask
1 fixed nearby

Containers at Devil's Backbone

Duffle Bag
3 fixed nearby
Ammo Box
2 fixed nearby
Cooler
1 fixed
1 fixed nearby
Sack
2 fixed nearby
Tent
1 fixed
1 fixed nearby
Wooden Crate
2 fixed nearby
Explosives Crate
1 fixed nearby
Footlocker
1 fixed nearby
Suitcase
1 fixed nearby
Toolbox
1 fixed nearby

Workbenches & Stations at Devil's Backbone

Cooking Station
1 fixed nearby

Challenges at Devil's Backbone

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Collect a box of Dandy Boy Apples
Daily ×1
Collect a box of InstaMash
Daily ×1
Collect a Burnt Book
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×25
Collect a Fuel Tank or Gas Canister
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×5
Collect a Lighter, Cigarette or Cigar
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Collect a Teddy Bear
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×9 · Epic Daily ×9 · Epic Weekly ×20
Collect a tin of Cram
Daily ×1
Collect Ballistic Ammo
Daily ×20 · Weekly ×60
Collect RadAway or Rad-X
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Collect Toilet Paper
Daily ×2
Collect Wood
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×100
Craft Ballistic Ammo
Daily ×25 · Weekly ×65
Cripple a Super Mutant's Arm
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×16 · Epic Daily ×6 · Epic Weekly ×20
Cripple a Super Mutant's Head
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×10 · Epic Weekly ×15
Cripple a Super Mutant's Leg
Daily ×2 · Weekly ×18
Cripple a Super Mutant's Limb
Weekly ×30
Eat a box of Dandy Boy Apples
Daily ×1
Eat a box of InstaMash
Daily ×1
Eat a tin of Cram
Daily ×1
Eat Dog Food
Daily ×5 · Epic Daily ×10
Harvest a Firecracker Berry
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×20 · Epic Daily ×15 · Epic Weekly ×35
Hunt Rabbits
Daily ×2
Kill a Canine
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Canine with a Melee Weapon
Epic Daily ×20 · Epic Weekly ×30
Kill a Creature
Daily ×12 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while in a Team
Daily ×10
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature While Mutated
Epic Weekly ×25
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Epic Weekly ×15
Kill a Floater
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×10
Kill a Glowing Creature
Daily ×1 · Weekly ×10
Kill a Mole Rat
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Kill a Mole Rat with Explosives
Epic Daily ×1
Kill a Super Mutant
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Super Mutant while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×1
Kill a Super Mutant with a Rifle
Epic Daily ×15 · Epic Weekly ×15
Kill Animals with a Pipe Gun
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×25 · Epic Daily ×5
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill Floaters With Automatic Weapons
Epic Weekly ×10
Kill Insects
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×30
Kill Insects with an Energy Weapon
Epic Daily ×5 · Epic Weekly ×15
Kill Super Mutants with a Heavy Gun
Epic Daily ×5 · Epic Weekly ×25
Kill Super Mutants with a Shotgun
Epic Daily ×5
Pick a Lock
Daily ×1 · Epic Daily ×3 · Epic Weekly ×15
Pick Hard Locks
Epic Weekly ×6
Scrap junk to produce Acid
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Scrap junk to produce Adhesive
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Scrap junk to produce Asbestos
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Scrap junk to produce Ballistic Fiber
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×10 · Epic Daily ×5 · Epic Weekly ×25
Scrap junk to produce Bone
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Scrap junk to produce Cloth
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Scrap junk to produce Copper
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×25
Scrap junk to produce Fiberglass
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Scrap junk to produce Gears
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Scrap junk to produce Glass
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Scrap junk to produce Leather
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Scrap junk to produce Oil
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×25
Scrap junk to produce Plastic
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Scrap junk to produce Rubber
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×30
Scrap junk to produce Screws, Springs, or Gears
Weekly ×25
Scrap junk to produce Springs
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Scrap junk to produce Steel
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×100
Scrap junk to produce Wood
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30 · Epic Daily ×15
Take a Camera Picture of a Super Mutant
Daily ×1
Take a Camera Picture of a Super Mutant while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×1

Near Devil's Backbone

The Freak Show
Huntersville
Nuked Crater
Ripper Alley
West Tek Research Center
Investigator's Cabin
The Thorn
Twin Lakes